Characterization of Brazilian floral honey produced in the states of Santa Catarina and São Paulo through ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis), near-infrared (NIR), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.

Honey is considered a complex matrix for presenting a range of secondary metabolites originating from the regional flora. It has been highlighted as a functional food consumed worldwide and frequently suffering from adulteration. Fraud methods have been sophisticated over the years, indicating the need of a continuous updating of the existing analysis methods.